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Fixtures & Competitions We’re Watching 📺️ 

Competitions

• Mexico Liga MX

• Champions League Qualification

• Copa Libertadores

• Copa Sudamericana

Full schedule + where to watch

Starting Lineup 📋️ 

• Fans slam BBC and ITV for what they did during the World Cup Final closing ceremony (CO)

• Luis Rubiales apologizes for Jenni Hermoso kiss as legal proceedings are opened (FE)

• Inter confirmed as 2005-06 Serie A Champions following rejected Juventus appeal (FI)

• Inter Miami will host ceremony to present historic Leagues Cup trophy ahead of its next MLS home game on August 30 (DM)

• FA grant West Ham's Lucas Paqueta interview request over alleged betting breach (MN)

Transfer News, Links, & Rumors 📰 🔗 👂️ 

• Man City agree £55.5m deal to sign Rennes' Jeremy Doku (SKY)

• Ajax complete €23.5m signing of Josip Šutalo from Dinamo Zagreb (GDFN)

• Inter seal agreement with Bayern Munich for Benjamin Pavard (GIFN)

• Brighton reach €30m agreement with Lille to sign Carlos Baleba (GFFN)

• Atletico Madrid handed major boost as Rodrigo de Paul to reject Saudi Arabia offer (FE)

• Bayern Munich & Liverpool show interest in Man City's Kalvin Phillips (FM)

• Roma reach an agreement with Atalanta for Duvan Zapata (GIFN)

• Qatar enter race to sign PSG’s Marco Verratti (GFFN)

• Barcelona’s Marcos Alonso considering Premier League transfer offer (CO)

• West Ham to submit bid for PSG striker Hugo Ekitike (GFFN)

• Everton up their offer to £15m for Southampton striker Che Adams (DM)

• Aston Villa’s Lucas Digne nearing agreement with Nice (GFFN)

• Bonucci leans towards Union Berlin as Lazio sit back (FI)

• Beşiktaş open discussions to sign Arsenal’s Rob Holding, Rennes also interested (GFFN)

• Brentford set to make move to sign Leeds United forward, Luis Sinisterra (CO)

On The Ball 💼 

• Cardinale: RedBird are here to win long-term with Milan (FI)

• Mateu Alemany forced out of Barcelona by Deco (FE)

• Kylian Mbappe to turn down $110 million in bonuses from PSG (WST)

• Real Madrid misses out on payday for preventing camera access (WST)

Data Based 📊 

Coaches Box 🏟️ 

• Netherlands men's team eyes England Women's boss Wiegman (WST)

• Carlo Ancelotti and Xavi Hernandez unite over Pep Guardiola comments on strikes (FE)

• The Finkball Revolution: Sint-Truiden new found attacking style a breath of fresh wasabi (GBFN)

• De Zerbi dedicates Brighton win to late Mazzone (FI)

Throw Ins ⚽️ 

• 20 of the best images from the Women's World Cup (SKY)

• Jurgen Klopp explains why he fumed at Liverpool fans and asked them to stop singing song (MN)

• Dad builds huge fan cave to store Leeds Utd memorabilia worth more than his home (MN)

• Inside Lionel Messi's incredible first month in Miami (DM)

Offsides 👀 

• Seven dead and 27 injured after bus carrying football fans home from match crashes when driver ‘lost control’ in Brazil (SUN)

• Police investigating incident of alleged assault involving Aston Villa’s Leon Bailey (TA)

• Muslim preacher Mohamed Shaar goes on a vile, homophobic rant about the Matildas - labelling them as 'filthy' (DM)

• RB Leipzig fined €36,900 for use of pyrotechnics (GGFN)

Injury Time 🤕 

• Pep Guardiola gives John Stones injury return timeline of late September (FM)

• Carney Chukwuemeka injury: Progress & potential return date for Chelsea attacker (90MIN)

• Blow for Kortrijk as Thierry Ambrose could be out for the season (GBFN)

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